Bandai revisits the beloved Super Saiyan Vegeta with the new 2.0 body type. Features better articulation and sculpting than his predecessor. Includes extra hand and facial accessories. Priced at about $45.

Bandai’s Ultra-Act releases a renewal version of the popular Ultraman Tiga (multi-type mode) action figure with a brand new molded figure. Features slightly enhanced muscular frame with a more accurate TV show colors and sculpting. Scales equally with the other 6 inch figures in the line and is complemented with a superb articulation system for a wide array of dynamic posing. Included are extra hands and effect parts for extra playability. Priced at about $45 (Amazon).

Bandai takes another stab at their character model kit series with Masked Rider Kabuto. This kits assemble much like a HG Gundam kit. With a few runners and few hours of assembling/painting, this kit assembles into a solid 6″ action figure with very well designed elements and great articulation. Accessories include all parts to put Kabuto into his armored Masked form as well as parts to form his various weapons. Included is a decal sheet that helps put the finishing touches on kit in detail sense and as a bonus, you get stickers that allow you to convert the kit into Dark Kabuto if you wish (minor repainting required). Priced at about $30.

Bandai walks the path of heaven a second time with the renewal version of Masked Rider Kabuto. This figure is entirely new remold and features more TV accurate sculpting and design. Articulation is amazing complimented with a figure with well distributed weight for easy posing. He includes extra hands, Kunai gun, & Kunai blade.

Thanks to the good folks at CSToysJapan.com, I finally got my hands on the renewal 2014 version of Masked Rider Kabuto. Here’s a photo comparison against the original S.H. Figuarts release from October 2008. The box of the new version is very high quality, reminds me of an Apple product style box. The window packaging is gone and you get a very grain close up photo of the figure on the front. The box is less wide and tad taller than before.

Thickness is definitely apparent here with the new box. There’s also a bit of weight to it.

The back seems to embrace more white space along with using smaller photos of the figure. Text is still heavy as before.

The new figure has better proportions and seems more humanoid than its predecessor. Note that the head sculpt is more TV show accurate.

Overall, the renewal feels more filled out giving off the illusion that the person underneath the suit has some muscle. As you can see, the original version has not stood up to the test of time and Bandai truly delivered with an amazing remold of this beloved Kamen Rider.